The Department of Leadership and Developmental Sciences

Centers and Initiatives

The Department of Integrated Professional Studies encompasses many
academic programs for
the pursuit of both undergraduate and graduate study. To learn more
about each program's requirements, experiential interactions and more,
visit their respective Web sites:

Centers

Campus
Children's Center: The UVM Campus Children's Center
is an early education and care program for children 6 weeks to 5 years of
age. The Center's missions is four-fold: It is dedicated to serving the children
and their families who are enrolled at the Center, it provides an internship
site for early childhood teacher education majors, it serves as a professional
development resource for the early childhood community, and it serves as a
center of scholarship on issues related to curriculum and early development.
The program is accredited by the National Academy of Early Childhood Programs.

Initiatives

Extension Service:
Located throughout the state, University of Vermont Extension links you
to UVM and provides timely, research-based information and education. We
strive to educate individuals and families, strengthen communities, and
support agriculture and the environment. Click on the link to visit the
University of Vermont's Extension
Service website.

COPE:
Is a A Collaborative Program of Vermont Family Court & University of
Vermont Extension. To learn more about this four-hour educational program
click on the link to go to the COPE webpage. This seminar focuses on the
needs of children during such times of stress. Required by the Family Court
for divorcing and separating parents, the seminars are conducted by qualified
faculty from the University of Vermont Extension and other trained professionals.